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Small: Let them hate me, provided they respect my conduct
Tiberius
"Let them hate me, provided they respect my conduct"
Tiberius, Statesman
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Small: Hasten slowly
Augustus
"Hasten slowly"
Augustus, Royalty
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Small: The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom
"The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom"
Titus Livius, Historian
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Small: No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds
"No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds"
Titus Livius, Historian
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Small: There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed
"There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed"
Titus Livius, Historian
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Small: There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards
"There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards"
Titus Livius, Historian
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Small: There are laws for peace as well as war
"There are laws for peace as well as war"
Titus Livius, Historian
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Small: The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening
"The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening"
Titus Livius, Historian
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Small: Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment
"Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment"
Titus Livius, Historian
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Small: The result showed that fortune helps the brave
"The result showed that fortune helps the brave"
Titus Livius, Historian
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Small: Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness
"Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness"
Titus Livius, Historian
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Small: In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest
"In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest"
Titus Livius, Historian
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Small: The sun has not yet set for all time
"The sun has not yet set for all time"
Titus Livius, Historian
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Small: Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never
"Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never"
Titus Livius, Historian
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Small: Favor and honor sometimes fall more fitly on those who do not desire them
"Favor and honor sometimes fall more fitly on those who do not desire them"
Titus Livius, Historian
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Small: Envy like fire always makes for the highest points
"Envy like fire always makes for the highest points"
Titus Livius, Historian
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Small: A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself
"A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself"
Titus Livius, Historian
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Small: It is easy at any moment to surrender a large fortune to build one up is a difficult and an arduous task
"It is easy at any moment to surrender a large fortune; to build one up is a difficult and an arduous task"
Titus Livius, Historian
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Small: All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry haste is blind and improvident
"All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident"
Titus Livius, Historian
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Small: There is always more spirit in attack than in defence
"There is always more spirit in attack than in defence"
Titus Livius, Historian
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Small: Witticisms please as long as we keep them within boundaries, but pushed to excess they cause offense
"Witticisms please as long as we keep them within boundaries, but pushed to excess they cause offense"
Phaedrus, Poet
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Small: Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth
"Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth"
Phaedrus, Poet
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Small: Things are not always as they seem the first appearance deceives many
"Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many"
Phaedrus, Poet
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Small: The only problem with seeing too much is that it makes you insane
"The only problem with seeing too much is that it makes you insane"
Phaedrus, Poet
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Small: The mind ought sometimes to be diverted that it may return to better thinking
"The mind ought sometimes to be diverted that it may return to better thinking"
Phaedrus, Poet
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Small: The humble are in danger when those in power disagree
"The humble are in danger when those in power disagree"
Phaedrus, Poet
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Small: The bow kept taut will quickly break, kept loosely strung, it will serve you when you need it
"The bow kept taut will quickly break, kept loosely strung, it will serve you when you need it"
Phaedrus, Poet
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Small: That only is a disgrace to a man which he has deserved to suffer
"That only is a disgrace to a man which he has deserved to suffer"
Phaedrus, Poet
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Small: Success tempts many to their ruin
"Success tempts many to their ruin"
Phaedrus, Poet
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Small: Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you
"Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you"
Phaedrus, Poet
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Small: Strangers he gulls, but friends make fun of him
"Strangers he gulls, but friends make fun of him"
Phaedrus, Poet
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Small: It is the part of a fool to give advice to others and not himself to be on his guard
"It is the part of a fool to give advice to others and not himself to be on his guard"
Phaedrus, Poet
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Small: In outward show so splendid and so vain tis but a gilded block without a brain
"In outward show so splendid and so vain; 'tis but a gilded block without a brain"
Phaedrus, Poet
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Small: In a change of masters the poor change nothing except their masters name
"In a change of masters the poor change nothing except their master's name"
Phaedrus, Poet
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Small: I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty
"I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty"
Phaedrus, Poet
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Small: Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty
"Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty"
Phaedrus, Poet
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Small: Everyone is bound to bear patiently the results of his own example
"Everyone is bound to bear patiently the results of his own example"
Phaedrus, Poet
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Small: An alliance with a powerful person is never safe
"An alliance with a powerful person is never safe"
Phaedrus, Poet
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Small: A learned man has always riches in himself
"A learned man has always riches in himself"
Phaedrus, Poet
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Small: Nothing is miserable unless you think it is so
"Nothing is miserable unless you think it is so"
Boethius, Philosopher
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